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title: "1 Society Better Quotes By Robyn Davidson"
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> [When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you had better be prepared for some startling changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/when-there-is-no-one-to-remind-you-what-society-s-rules-are-and-there/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

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## More by Robyn Davidson

> [There are some moments in life that are like pivots around which your existence turns—small intuitive flashes, when you know you have done something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/there-are-some-moments-in-life-that-are-like-pivots-around-which-your/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [Australia's arid western region, from the town of Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean coast, is a beautiful, haunting, but largely empty land. Dominated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/australia-s-arid-western-region-from-the-town-of-alice-springs-to-the/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [The two things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/the-two-things-i-did-learn-were-that-you-are-as-powerful-and-strong/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [That odd idea that one person can go to a foreign part and in this rather odd voice describe it to the folks back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/that-odd-idea-that-one-person-can-go-to-a-foreign-part-and-in-this/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [When I was young, I thought I wouldn't be a good mother. Now I think I would be, but I'm too long in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/when-i-was-young-i-thought-i-wouldn-t-be-a-good-mother-now-i-think-i/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [I think people are frightened by different things, so I don't see myself as particularly courageous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/i-think-people-are-frightened-by-different-things-so-i-don-t-see/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [“... It is better to proceed with one's duty in the service of others than wallow in the pain attachments bring”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/it-is-better-to-proceed-with-one-s-duty-in-the-service-of-others-than/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [I try to factor solitude into my life because more and more, that's becoming a very precious and rare commodity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/i-try-to-factor-solitude-into-my-life-because-more-and-more-that-s/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/i-think-a-lot-of-writers-are-unrealistic-about-having-their-books/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [Some of us just don't want to be famous ... anonymity cannot be bought for any price, once you have lost it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/some-of-us-just-don-t-want-to-be-famous-anonymity-cannot-be-bought/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [I just don't see myself as a travel writer. I can't. I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/i-just-don-t-see-myself-as-a-travel-writer-i-can-t-i-don-t/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [The truth is I'm not really interested in travel writing as it's generally conceived, and even less so in female travel writing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/the-truth-is-i-m-not-really-interested-in-travel-writing-as-it-s/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [Its highest point was The Worst Journey in the World. Then you see this decline, and this harking back, using the 19th-century form when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/its-highest-point-was-the-worst-journey-in-the-world-then-you-see/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [By now I was utterly deprogrammed. I walked along naked usually, clothes being not only putrid but unnecessary. My skin had been baked a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/by-now-i-was-utterly-deprogrammed-i-walked-along-naked-usually/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

> [Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Find out what you're capable of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robyn-davidson/think-for-yourself-act-for-yourself-find-out-what-you-re-capable-of/)

[Robyn Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robyn-davidson/)

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